Germany is the country known for its automobile industry. Mercedes is one such German car maker who is one of the most successful and known brand for producing luxury cars. The complete name of this car maker in Mercedes Benz but it’s also recognized globally as Mercedes or Merc/Mers.
This blog post is part third of the series Know more about the luxury car you want to rent. In the previous two posts we learn about the history, ups and down of the car makers Ferrari and Lamborghini. This post is about another manufacturer with worldwide presence and one of the bestselling brands in the niche of luxury vehicles.
Company Head Quarters:
Mercedes-Benz is head quartered at Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company tag line (slogan) says "Das Beste oder nichts" English translation to this means “The best or nothing”.
About Mercedes Benz
Mercedes cars are one of the most sought after cars in the world. A brand and logo that even kids can easily recognize. According to Mercedes the three pinned star in the circle represents what company have ever done, delivered and stand for. It’s represents the promise of Mercedes to every customer to deliver best or nothing. Despite being around for more than a century the makers still stand behind the promise and are leading the market of luxury vehicles.
The history of the Mercedes Benz can be traced from the times of the history when horses were the main source of transportation. Back in the 1880s Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler were working hard on finding the means to provide motor powered transportation in place of horse powered transportation. The creation of internal combustion engine (petrol engine) in 1886 was an historic event. The first petrol powered car called the Benz Patent Motorwagen was created by Karl Benz. This car is widely regarded as the first automobile. During the same time Gottlieb Daimler also worked on his own model of petrol engine. Benz founded the company “Benz & Cie” in the year 1883 and Daimler founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) in the year 1890. Both these companies were making profits and became reputed names quickly. A very rich business man from Austria named Emil Jellinek got interested in Daimler cars and ordered his first car with a top speed of 24 kmph. Later Jellinek demanded a 40 kmph vehicle and few ore vehicles in late 1890s. Being a popular business man Emil Jellinek began to promote and cell vehicles of DMG (Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft). Jellinek has also a keen interest in car racing and he used to race as pseudonym Mercedes. Mercedes was the name of this daughter (Mercedes is a Spanish girl name that means grace).
In the beginning of 1900 Jellinek and DMG made an agreement according to which Jellinek’s pseudonym (Mercedes) was to be used for new cars and a new engine bearing the name Daimler-Mercedes was to be developed. After this agreement Jellinek places new bulk orders for Daimler. Thus we can say that first Mercedes was produced in the year 1900. Soon the cars got lots of public attention and were in demand. Mercedes trademark was registered in the year 1902.
DMG and Benz & Cie merged together lately to form the present day Mercedes Benz. This happened immediately after the First World War when both these companies faced tough times as sales were low for the luxury vehicles. Both DMG and Benz & Cie were reputed brands that time but inflation made them market and sell the products together and later merge to form the Daimler-Benz that later became Mercedes Benz.
You can read a complete press release by eMercedesBenz as well for detailed information about the company and how the three pointed star became the logo of the company. The PR can be found here - http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Apr08/17_001109_The_History_Behind_The_Mercedes_Benz_Brand_And_The_Three_Pointed_Star.html
And in case you want to feel the luxury of driving a Mercedes car at affordable costs then you can rent a Mercedes car in Miami starting from $499 a day.
This blog post is part third of the series Know more about the luxury car you want to rent. In the previous two posts we learn about the history, ups and down of the car makers Ferrari and Lamborghini. This post is about another manufacturer with worldwide presence and one of the bestselling brands in the niche of luxury vehicles.
Company Head Quarters:
Mercedes-Benz is head quartered at Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company tag line (slogan) says "Das Beste oder nichts" English translation to this means “The best or nothing”.
About Mercedes Benz
Mercedes cars are one of the most sought after cars in the world. A brand and logo that even kids can easily recognize. According to Mercedes the three pinned star in the circle represents what company have ever done, delivered and stand for. It’s represents the promise of Mercedes to every customer to deliver best or nothing. Despite being around for more than a century the makers still stand behind the promise and are leading the market of luxury vehicles.
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The history of the Mercedes Benz can be traced from the times of the history when horses were the main source of transportation. Back in the 1880s Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler were working hard on finding the means to provide motor powered transportation in place of horse powered transportation. The creation of internal combustion engine (petrol engine) in 1886 was an historic event. The first petrol powered car called the Benz Patent Motorwagen was created by Karl Benz. This car is widely regarded as the first automobile. During the same time Gottlieb Daimler also worked on his own model of petrol engine. Benz founded the company “Benz & Cie” in the year 1883 and Daimler founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) in the year 1890. Both these companies were making profits and became reputed names quickly. A very rich business man from Austria named Emil Jellinek got interested in Daimler cars and ordered his first car with a top speed of 24 kmph. Later Jellinek demanded a 40 kmph vehicle and few ore vehicles in late 1890s. Being a popular business man Emil Jellinek began to promote and cell vehicles of DMG (Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft). Jellinek has also a keen interest in car racing and he used to race as pseudonym Mercedes. Mercedes was the name of this daughter (Mercedes is a Spanish girl name that means grace).
In the beginning of 1900 Jellinek and DMG made an agreement according to which Jellinek’s pseudonym (Mercedes) was to be used for new cars and a new engine bearing the name Daimler-Mercedes was to be developed. After this agreement Jellinek places new bulk orders for Daimler. Thus we can say that first Mercedes was produced in the year 1900. Soon the cars got lots of public attention and were in demand. Mercedes trademark was registered in the year 1902.
DMG and Benz & Cie merged together lately to form the present day Mercedes Benz. This happened immediately after the First World War when both these companies faced tough times as sales were low for the luxury vehicles. Both DMG and Benz & Cie were reputed brands that time but inflation made them market and sell the products together and later merge to form the Daimler-Benz that later became Mercedes Benz.
You can read a complete press release by eMercedesBenz as well for detailed information about the company and how the three pointed star became the logo of the company. The PR can be found here - http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Apr08/17_001109_The_History_Behind_The_Mercedes_Benz_Brand_And_The_Three_Pointed_Star.html
And in case you want to feel the luxury of driving a Mercedes car at affordable costs then you can rent a Mercedes car in Miami starting from $499 a day.
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